THE CATHEDRAL OF SAINT PAUL BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA Welcome to the Cathedral of Saint Paul. The order of Mass can be found on page 3 in the Sunday’s Word booklets found in the pew racks. Please follow this order of worship for today’s music. THE MOST HOLY TRINITY JUNE 11, 2017 ENTRANCE ANTIPHON (ALL MASSES) Benedicta sit TOBIT 12:6; PSALM 8 Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas, atque indivisa Unitas: confitebimur ei, quia fecit nobiscum misericordiam suam. V. Domine Dominus noster: quam admirabile est nomen tuum in universa terra! Blessed be the Holy Trinity, and undivided unity: we shall praise Him, for He has shown us His mercy. V. O Lord our God: how wonderful your name in all the earth! ~Chanted by Mens’ Schola (5:00PM), Ladies’ Schola (8:30AM); Cathedral Choir (11:00AM) PRELUDE PRELUDE IN E-FLAT, BWV 552 J.S. BACH KYRIE MASS XI “ORBIS FACTOR” Please repeat the “Kyrie” and “Christe” phrases after the cantor; then join in the final “Kyrie”.
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THE CATHEDRAL OF SAINT PAUL BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Welcome to the Cathedral of Saint Paul. The order of Mass can be found on page 3 in the Sunday’s Word booklets found in the pew racks. Please follow this order of worship for today’s music.
THE MOST HOLY TRINITY JUNE 11, 2017
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON (ALL MASSES) Benedicta sit TOBIT 12:6; PSALM 8
Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas, atque indivisa Unitas: confitebimur ei, quia fecit nobiscum misericordiam suam.
V. Domine Dominus noster: quam admirabile est nomen tuum in universa terra!
Blessed be the Holy Trinity, and undivided unity: we shall praise Him, for He has shown us His mercy.
V. O Lord our God: how wonderful your name in all the earth!
~Chanted by Mens’ Schola (5:00PM), Ladies’ Schola (8:30AM); Cathedral Choir (11:00AM)
PRELUDE PRELUDE IN E-FLAT, BWV 552 J.S. BACH
KYRIE MASS XI “ORBIS FACTOR” Please repeat the “Kyrie” and “Christe” phrases after the cantor; then join in the final “Kyrie”.
GLORIA MASS XI “ORBIS FACTOR” Please join in singing at “et in terra pax” after the Celebrant’s intonation of the Gloria.
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD Today’s Mass readings may be found on page 102 of Sunday’s Word
GOSPEL JOHN 3:16-18
FIRST READING EXODUS 34:4B-6, 8-9
RESPONSORIAL PSALM (5:00PM & 8:30AM) DANIEL 3:52, 53, 54, 55
Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; to God who is, who was, and who is to come.
ALLELUIA
GRADUAL (11:00AM) Benedictus es, Domine DANIEL 3:55, 56 Benedictus es, Domine, qui intueris abyssos, et sedes super Cherubim.
V. Benedictus es Domine, in firmamento caeli, et laudabilis in saecula.
Blessed are you, O Lord, who beholds the depths and sits above the Cherubim.
V. Blessed are you, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven, and worthy of praise forever. ~Chanted by Cathedral Choir
*A note about the Gradual: while the usual practice at St. Paul is to sing the Responsorial Psalm, occasionally, the chant repertoire offers a particularly beautiful example of the Gradual. The Gradual is designed as a meditation upon the readings of the day. It also
remains the Church’s “first option” for the chant between the two readings.
OFFERTORY HYMN (ALL MASSES) O GOD, ALMIGHTY FATHER GOTT VATER SEI GEPRIESEN
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST Page 7 in Sunday’s Word
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON (ALL MASSES) Benedictus sit CF. TOBIT 12:6 Benedictus sit Deus Pater, unigenitusque Dei Filius, Sanctus quoque Spiritus: quia fecit nobiscum
misericordiam suam.
Blessed be God the Father, and the only begotten Son of God, and the Holy Spirit; for he has dealt with us according to his mercy.
~Chanted by Mens’ Schola (5:00PM), Ladies’ Schola (8:30AM); Cathedral Choir (11:00AM)
SANCTUS MASS XI “ORBIS FACTOR”
MYSTERIUM FIDEI
AMEN After the Doxology, the people respond “Amen” according to one of the formulae below:
Benedicimus Deum caeli, et coram omnibus viventibus confitebimur ei: quia fecit nobiscum misericordiam suam.
We bless the God of Heaven, and we shall praise him before all the living, for he has shown us his mercy.
~Chanted by Mens’ Schola (5:00PM), Ladies’ Schola (8:30AM);
Cathedral Choir (11:00AM)
CLOSING HOLY, HOLY, HOLY NICAEA
VOLUNTARY FUGUE IN E-FLAT, BWV 552 J.S. BACH
COPYRIGHTS All music used with permission. Onelicense #A702187
COMMUNION (11:00AM) THOU, O GOD, ART PRAISED IN SION MALCOLM BOYLE
Thou, O God, art praised in Sion, and unto Thee shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem. Thou that hearest the prayer, unto Thee shall all flesh come. Blessed is the man whom Thou choosest and receives unto Thee. He shall dwell in Thy courts and shall be satisfied with the pleasures of Thy house, e’en of Thy holy temple.
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace be-cause he trusteth in Thee. Trust ye in the Lord for ever, for in the Lord, the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength. Let the people praise Thee, O God, yea, let all the people praise Thee. Then shall the earth bring forth her increase: and God shall give us His blessing. ~Psalm 65:1,2,4; Isaiah 26:3,4; Psalm 67:3,6,7
ABOUT TODAY’S MUSIC
Today we celebrate Trinity Sunday, the octave day of the Feast of Pentecost. After reflecting on the gift of the Holy Spirit this past week, we come together to give thanks to God for his full self-revelation as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Holy Trinity is a sublime mystery, but today’s texts and prayers help shed light on this won-derful gift. At all Masses, the “proper” (entrance, offertory, and communion) antiphons are chanted. The com-
munion at 11AM is one of the greatest festival anthems from the 20th Century Anglican choral tradition. Ironi-cally, for many years, no published edition of the piece was available—very odd for any piece written for choirs in the last 200 years! Nonetheless, it has always been acclaimed as one of the best of its genre. Triumphant outer sections, complete with a fabulous organ introduction, frame a lyric middle section that is one of the most beau-
tiful soprano showcases in the repertoire. All this said, the joining of the texts from the Psalms and the prophet Isaiah is artful and satisfying, and certainly the most overlooked aspect of this great composition. The prelude before Mass deserves mention as it is truly “Trinitarian” in construction. Bach’s bookend for his Clavierübung III (even the number is Trinitarian!), the Prelude in E-Flat is interesting for its fusion of styles and its numerological
significance. Written in French “ouverture” style, it is in three rough sections: A-B(with many elaborations)-A. Bach brings the “A” material in at various times in the “B” section, but only in fragments. The much-quicker “B” section is often considered an allegory for the Holy Spirit, as it moves downward in scalar passages with great rapidity. The initial parts of “A” that sound more dramatic (the ouverture style) are representative of the Fa-
ther, while the lighter theme directly following (which concludes with a single pedal note!) is representative of
the Son. The voluntary after Mass is the corresponding bookend Fugue in E-Flat, known as the “St. Anne” for the similarity of its initial theme (or “subject”) to the melody of “O God, our help in ages past”. One of Bach’s greatest fugues, it is in fact a “triple fugue”: three entirely different subjects are treated separately in one larger
piece. In fact, fragments of the first subject are found in the second and third subjects. There are so many musi-
cal allegories to the number three in this piece that it would be impossible to list them all here, but Bach’s great-est accomplishment is that the beauty of the piece is such that we are never thinking of all the math behind it!
NEXT SUNDAY DUE TO THE EUCHARISTIC PROCESSION AND BENEDICTION AFTER THE 8:30AM MASS,
CATHEDRAL CHOIR WILL SING FOR THE 8:30AM MASS.
As always, singers are needed for Cathedral Choir, Cantor Corps, and Scholae. Instrumental musicians are also a wonderful addition to our sacred music! Please contact the Director of Music for more information at [email protected] or
205.251.1279x107. A brief, low-stress audition is necessary, but the rewards of making this offering to the Lord and his Church are immeasurable!
